QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-6287
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
13.0148
If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:
72.86.2
Owner's name for the quilt:
Sawtooth Star
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Aunt Eliza's Star
Brackman # or other source & #:
2138d
When was the form filled out?
2013
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Quilt owner
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Purchased the quilt
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Time period:
1800-1849
When was the quilt finished?
ca. 1840
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
ca. 1840
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
98 in
How long is the quilt?
102.75 in
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
What color is the quilt?
Beige or Tan; Green; Red; Yellow
Antique colors:
Chrome Yellow; Turkey Red
Overall color scheme:
Bright or primary colors
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
36
Size of quilt blocks:
10 in x 10.25 in
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
What is the shape of the quilt blocks?
Squares
Number of borders:
1
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Chintz
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Floral; Print
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Cream
Describe the back:
Same fabric used throughout; Hand sewn
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
How is the binding made?
Back turned to front; Hand sewn
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How thick is the quilt?
Thin
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
Cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
Cream
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
7-8 stitches per inch
Width between quilting lines:
.25-1.25 in
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Single parallel lines; Other
Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:
Other
Quilting designs used, background fills:
None
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
Quilting Genius, 2004. Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, MI.
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
Source of the information on this quilt:
Museum Representative
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private- Nonprofit Organization
Quilt owner's name:
The Henry Ford
Quilt owner's city:
Dearborn
Quilt owner's county:
Wayne
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Purchase
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
This Quilt may have been made in New England or Pennsylvania.
Who photographed this quilt?
The Henry Ford
Copyright holder:
The Henry Ford
Cite this Quilt
Sawtooth Star . ca. 1840. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-6287. Accessed: 04/20/24